# Happy 4th! Damn, we look good for 250 years old, don’t we? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 4, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4th-damn-we-look-good-for-250-years-old-don-t-we/1031415 "2026-07-04T16:34:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4th-damn-we-look-good-for-250-years-old-don-t-we/1031415/21 "2026-07-05T18:31:01Z")
> [@Dorjan](#): > > Did nothing at all. America is on punishment right now. Blame the crooks not the crime scene. ---
**Author:** ![Disinfectus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/disinfectus/32/11085_2.png) [@Disinfectus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disinfectus)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4th-damn-we-look-good-for-250-years-old-don-t-we/1031415/22 "2026-07-05T18:45:22Z")
No, **Dorjan** was correct. It’s the apathy and indifference of the nation that allows this to continue. The crooks couldn’t get away with any of this if the nation actually gave a shit enough to stop them. I disagree with the thread title. We really don’t look all that good at the moment, certainly not from the world’s eyes. We look disfunctional and broken, because we are. Any semblance of unity is long gone. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2026, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4th-damn-we-look-good-for-250-years-old-don-t-we/1031415/23 "2026-07-06T00:15:36Z")
I spent most of the day watching soccer with French people. Was going to fireworks in the evening but it rained. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2026, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4th-damn-we-look-good-for-250-years-old-don-t-we/1031415/24 "2026-07-06T01:29:20Z")
Because I work the second shift, I am at the mercy of the calendar as to whether I will be able to go and properly enjoy a fireworks display or whether I’ll have to settle for wandering out of the office for a sec and maybe glimpsing a few bursts in the far distance. This year, the calendar worked out in my favor. Not only did I get to see a nice show, but it was way less crowded than I thought it would be (probably because of the rain that conveniently stopped about an hour before the show started). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4th-damn-we-look-good-for-250-years-old-don-t-we/1031415.md?page=1)